I am a mother, artist, facilitator, coach, and strategist.

Photo by Alex Garland

I work nationally and internationally in diverse contexts to cultivate individual and group transformation. I focus on developing ways of seeing, being, knowing, and interacting that allow us to come together to design and implement strategies, structures, policies, procedures, and cultures that support all of our health, wellbeing, and thriving.

I am moved by a vision of healthy and just society, one in which our inherent interconnection is felt and honored. My goal is for the organizations and individuals I support to develop and internalize a practice of dynamic, grounded, authentic connection with self and others that allows us to be present with and respond to what is – the hard stuff, the joy, and the gorgeous possibility. 

I am a white, Ashkenazi, Jewish woman of Venezuelan and European descent. I am the daughter of an immigrant and granddaughter of a refugee. I was born and raised in the Boston area (Algonquin and Massachusett land) and live in Seattle (Coast Salish and unceded Duwamish land). I work across the U.S. and with partners internationally. Me encanta el Español.

“Diana has been an incredible partner in this work, always taking the time to understand our needs, to meet us where we are and to provide us opportunities and tools to push ourselves and our organization forward. Diana is a skilled facilitator who is able to adapt to what is needed in the moment to allow for growth and change to happen.”

-AVIVA ZADOFF
Director of Advocacy and Volunteer Engagement
National Council of Jewish Women NY

Roots & Gratitude

  • I give thanks to those who have guided, challenged, and held me in my journey:

  • The surviving artists and organizers of El Siluetazo (Las Siluetas Desaparecidas-Detenidas, 1982) in Buenos Aires, Argentina who showed me the infinite power of art as a vehicle for sweeping socio-political change.

  • The young people of Pierce County, WA who I got to know through Arts Connect, where I worked as a teaching artist and program manager from 2003 – 2011.

  • My team and other colleagues at the City of Seattle Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) between 2012 - 2021

  • My professors and friends at the University of Washington School of Social Work.

  • My beloved chosen family, collaborators, co-organizers, and teachers, with whom I have talked, cried and laughed through fears and joys, experiences of injustice, stories of our ancestors, spiritual awakenings, organizing wins and losses, and endless returns to our shared conviction for securing all of our health and wellbeing. You have helped me stay real and stay in it, day after day, year after year.

  • My Seattle, national, and international Jewish organizing communities, including Tzedek Lab and Diaspora Alliance, artists, and spiritual-political collaborators.

  • My ancestors: Oma Jean and Papa Manny, who taught me so much about life and helped me cultivate an inner sense of safety and stability; Abuelo Gerzon/Julio/George, whose life experiences in Belarus and Venezuela (what I know and what I don’t know) ground my commitment to healing and justice; Grandma Dotty, my name sake, who I never met, but whose love and pain have shaped me; and Aunt Jeanne, whose independence and worldly spirit remind me to just go for it. I regularly feel for each of you and find you at my back.

  • My parents, siblings, and big, beautiful family of origin, who give me space to go far, disagree, and to always return (with love).

  • My dogs – past, present, and future – whose reciprocal love and loyal companionship are immeasurably sustaining gifts.

  • My partner in life and parenting, who continues to evolve with me as we create and re-create our lives together.

  • My child, who helps me be in the present moment while pulling me toward a world that everyone deserves.